The Zenvo ST1 is a high performance sports car manufactured by Danish company Zenvo Automotive. It is the company's first model and is manufactured almost entirely by the hands of a small team of workers, with the exception of a CNC router.
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Overview | |
Manufacturer | Zenvo Automotive A/S |
Production | 2009–2016 |
Assembly | Zealand, Denmark |
Designer | Christian Brandt and Jesper Hermann |
Body and chassis | |
Class | Sports car (S) |
Body style | 2-door coupé |
Layout | Mid-engined, rear wheel drive |
Powertrain | |
Engine | 7.0 L Twincharged LS7 V8 |
Power output | 1,104 PS (1,089 bhp; 812 kW) |
Transmission | CIMA 7-speed automated manual[1] 6-speed manual |
Dimensions | |
Wheelbase | 3,055 mm (120.3 in) |
Length | 4,665 mm (183.7 in) |
Width | 2,041 mm (80.4 in) |
Height | 1,198 mm (47.2 in) |
Curb weight | 1,688 kg (3,721 lb) |
Chronology | |
Successor | Zenvo TS1 GT |
The Zenvo ST1 is a high performance sports car. Its Twincharged 7,011 cc (7.0 L; 427.8 cu in) LS7 V8 engine[2] generates 1,104 PS (1,089 bhp; 812 kW) at 6,900 rpm and 1,430 N⋅m (1,055 lb⋅ft) of torque at 4,500 rpm.[3] According to The Motor Report, the car set a 0–100 km/h (62 mph) time of 3.0 seconds, with 0–200 km/h (124 mph) taking 8.9 seconds, and a top speed of 375 km/h (233 mph).[4]
The ST1 is made entirely by hand with the exception of a high performance, 5 axis CNC router. The ST-1 comes equipped with keyless entry, satellite navigation, telescopic steering wheel adjustment and electrically adjustable leather racing seats.[5]
The car has a list price of €660,000.[6] The price for registering the car in Denmark is around DKK 16 million (€2,143,952) as a result of the country's high registration taxes; however, Zenvo is aiming at the export market only.[7] Production is limited to 15 cars.[8]
Zenvo claim the ST-1 is entirely a result of Danish design. The car was designed by Christian Brandt and Jesper Hermann.[9] The carbon fibre body was made in Germany and many components such as gauges, gas tank, ABS brakes, traction control and airbags come from American or German made cars.[10]
The Zenvo ST1 was critically panned by the British motoring program Top Gear after a series of unfortunate accidents during filming of a segment for the show, including the car catching fire after a cooling unit failure. Another car from the company eventually finished a complete timed lap of the (wet) Top Gear Test Track; the resulting time was worse than the time of a BMW M5,[11] also on a wet track. Zenvo responded to Top Gear with a statement published on the Danish website Pro Street.[6]
At this event, the Zenvo ST1 caught fire, forcing the driver to bail out as quickly as possible. Zenvo said the fire was caused by fuel line problems.[12]
The new transmission, sourced from Italy’s CIMA, features seven forward gears and a single clutch. Gear shifts are said to take place in as little as 35 milliseconds, making this one of the fastest shifting, single clutch transmissions in the world.
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